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Grevillea refracta

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Proteaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Proteales

Genus
  
Grevillea

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Grevillea refracta, commonly known as the Silver-leaf Grevillea, is a species of plant in the protea family that is native to northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Description

It grows as a shrub or tree 2–9 m in height. It produces red-orange to yellow or pink flowers in terminal racemes from April to September.

Subspecies

  • G. refracta R.Br. subsp. refracta
  • G. refracta subsp. glandulifera Olde & Marriott
  • Distribution and habitat

    It occurs on sandy soils on sandstone cliffs, outcrops and plateaus in low woodland, shrubland and spinifex grassland. In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions.

    References

    Grevillea refracta Wikipedia